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Can a Self-Help website beat group therapy for binge eating?

NCT ID NCT05873127

Symptom relief Sponsor: Shanghai Mental Health Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested two ways to deliver cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for binge eating: a web-based self-help program and online group therapy. 120 adults with bulimia or binge eating disorder took part. The goal was to see which approach better reduces binge eating episodes and improves impulse control.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-E) delivered via web-based guided self-help or online group sessions
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that a low-cost, self-guided online program works as well as group therapy for reducing binge eating, making treatment more accessible.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study in China with 120 participants, so results may not apply to other populations. Both treatments are behavioral, not medical, so benefits may be modest and not sustained long-term.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

120 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2023

Finished

Apr 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 35 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Han nationality, aged 18-35 years old; * Students with junior high school education or above; * Meet the diagnostic criteria of BN or BED in DSM-5, body mass index (BMI)≥18.5 kg/m2; * no systematic nutritional treatment, psychiatric drug treatment or any form of psychological treatment was received within 1 month before enrollment; * Each patient must understand the nature of this study and sign informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Persons meeting other DSM-5 diagnoses other than BN and BED, such as substance abuse/dependence, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc., persons at high risk of suicide, persons with strong destructive impulses or antisocial behaviors; * The patient has severe primary or secondary physical disease or cognitive impairment, which makes the patient unable to complete the required symptom assessment and psychological tests; * Have received systematic nutritional therapy, individual and group psychotherapy; * Those who have taken neuroblockers, antidepressants, lithium salts, stimulants, antiepileptics and other psychotropic drugs within the past 1 month; * Participation in this clinical trial was deemed inappropriate by the investigator for other reasons.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

binge eating disorder bulimia nervosa eating disorder Feeding and Eating Disorders

As listed by the trial registrant

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Feeding and eating disorders

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Shanghai Mental Health Center

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200030, China

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